Your visit
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Facilities in the Zoo
From cafés, car parking and changing places facilities to our zoovenir shop, find out more about the facilities at Belfast Zoo.
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Accessibility in the Zoo
We want all of our visitors to have a ‘zooper’ day out and work hard to make the zoo as accessible as possible by providing accessible facilities for everyone including a Zoomobile, free carers' entry, 17 designated accessible parking bays, accessible toilet facilities, wheelchairs and electric scooters plus more.
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Getting to the Zoo
We are well connected to the motorway and roads network. You can get here by car, taxi, bus or train!
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Feeding times
You can watch animal feeding times at Belfast Zoo.
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Zoo audio tour
We are delighted to offer a free audio tour for visitors to learn more about our history and the 110 species who call Belfast Zoo home.
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Zoo map
Become a member of Belfast Zoo
More on Zoo membershipNews and events
Swing into spring this Easter
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We are getting ready for an egg-stra special Easter at Belfast Zoo on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 April.
Belfast Zoo is open again
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Belfast Zoo is open.
Belfast Zoo gets an early Valentine’s gift as 40th endangered giraffe calf is born
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The baby Rothschild’s giraffe was born in our giraffe house on Sunday 5 February 2022, just in time to celebrate Valentine’s day.
Conservation and history
The role of a modern zoo
Zoos were first created as private collections, or menageries but their aims and objectives have changed greatly.
Our role
Breeding programmes
Good zoos are more than simply a place to see animals. We play a vital role in the conservation of species at risk.
Our breeding programmes
Supported conservation projects
More species are facing extinction than ever before. We have a responsibility to ensure their survival.
Our supported projects